The Federation Council, the Russian parliament's upper house, on Oct. 4 unanimously rubber-stamped the illegal annexation following its approval by the Constitutional Court and the State Duma, the parliament's lower house. To become Russian law, the annexation bill must be signed by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. On Sept. 30, Putin signed treaties to illegally annex Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts after staging sham referendums in the areas. The United Nations, the U.S., and other Western countries have opposed the annexation of the Ukrainian territories by Russia.
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Wednesday, September 10
Poland, NATO’s eastern frontline state, is facing its most serious security challenge in decades. Western officials have warned of the risk of a direct confrontation with Russia in the coming years, but are Poland — and NATO — truly prepared for such escalation?
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European leaders denounced Russia on Sept. 10 after Poland downed multiple Russian drones in its airspace, marking the first time a NATO member has destroyed Moscow's military assets over its territory during the war in Ukraine.
The report comes amid an escalating conflict between the SBU, which is loyal to the President's Office, and the NABU, which is seen as more independent from the executive branch.
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"Last night the Polish airspace was violated by a huge number of Russian drones," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X, adding that those "that posed a direct threat were shot down."
Decarlos Brown now faces a federal charge of murder committed on public transportation, in addition to an earlier state charge of first-degree murder.
One site south of Minsk is being rebuilt on the grounds of a former Soviet missile base, and analysts believe it could house Oreshnik.
The "unprecedented violation of Polish airspace" saw NATO activate Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
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Article 4 of the NATO treaty allows member states to request consultations with the allies if they believe their security has been threatened, without triggering a military response.
The proposed solution would stop short of confiscating Russian sovereign assets but provide additional funding to Ukraine as it faces Moscow's ongoing all-out invasion.
"A strike on the territory of a state acting as a mediator in the Gaza Strip peace negotiations is a gross violation of international law," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
Once a settlement is reached, Washington could have "a very productive economic relationship" with both Kyiv and Moscow, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said.
"No evidence has been presented that these drones are of Russian origin," said Andrei Ordash, Moscow's charge d'affaires in Poland.
The remains of a projectile of an unknown origin were found in the Lublin province, Polish Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka said.
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Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 415 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones, 42 cruise missiles, and one Iskander-M ballistic missile overnight.
"During the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, we received an important signal that support for Ukraine will continue and grow stronger," Ukraine's Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
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